West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG – Get Free Report) is one of 15 publicly-traded companies in the “BLDG PRD – WOOD” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare West Fraser Timber to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Dividends
West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. West Fraser Timber pays out -752.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.8% and pay out 37.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares West Fraser Timber and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
West Fraser Timber | 0.03% | 0.99% | 0.78% |
West Fraser Timber Competitors | 7.65% | 10.28% | 6.04% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Risk & Volatility
West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber’s rivals have a beta of 1.49, suggesting that their average share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares West Fraser Timber and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
West Fraser Timber | $6.17 billion | -$5.00 million | -434.29 |
West Fraser Timber Competitors | $4.92 billion | $298.49 million | -11.77 |
West Fraser Timber has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for West Fraser Timber and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
West Fraser Timber | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
West Fraser Timber Competitors | 186 | 1156 | 1092 | 47 | 2.40 |
West Fraser Timber currently has a consensus price target of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 35.99%. As a group, “BLDG PRD – WOOD” companies have a potential upside of 25.73%. Given West Fraser Timber’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than its rivals.
Summary
West Fraser Timber rivals beat West Fraser Timber on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About West Fraser Timber
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards. The company also provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades. Further, it offers bioproducts, including bioenergy and biomaterial. Its products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, papers, tissue, and box materials, and industrial applications. The company sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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